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Closure
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Topic Started: Dec 16 2016, 02:19 AM (250 Views)
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Dec 16 2016, 02:19 AM
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The sounds of beasts letting out their final scream as their flesh was torn asunder filled the rocky crag of Nigrum. A single pony, an autarch clad in a cloak and crystalline armor was carving his way through the beasts, moving at a brisk pace as if they were late for something. Of course, the stallion was having a bit of trouble quelling the beasts, given that his repeating crossbow wasn't doing much and there was only so many ways to swing a sword, this predicament gave way to the use of a gout of flame shot right from his horn, causing the...dimmer creatures to leap off the ledge and remove themselves from the gene pool.
With the most of the creatures thinning out and retreating, the autarch went to move forward, only to be halted by the appearance of a much larger beast, prompting a very power magical blast from the autarch that would fizzle out upon hitting it, and the strike from the 'great knife' sword that the autarch carried didn't do much either, the blade merely bouncing off the sovorium skin. He dodged around the beast's attacks, focusing on reaching an advantageous position where could somehow figure out how to knock the thing off. This was when he found his saving grace, a poleaxe made from a rather heavy steel alloy. While yes, it was on a bat pony corpse, and yes, it was smelly, this was all he had for an effective weapon, for he had learned early on that the strange, wooden blade he also carried was worthless here.
Evading until the opening presented itself, the autarch brought the poleaxe around, smashing it right into the creature's skin with a resounding (and somewhat horrifying) CLANG that seemed to ring all throughout this little hellhole. Of course, he had enough time to remove the poleaxe and stab his sword through the wound, activating the enchantment on it to expand a shield inside of the creature from the sword, the shield pushing out and out until the creature popped like a balloon, one-half of it being hurled down the crag while the other was pushed by the autarch as a form of cleanup. And for good measure, he threw the poleaxe down with it, only for it to somehow manage hit every single rock on the way down and make that horrifying clanging sound over and over again.
Now thoroughly annoyed and ready to do something else, the autarch found a spot not so close to the edge and sat down, having himself a bit of a break for some water and a package of...some kind of rations. A self-heating energy bar or something of the like, the package wasn't very easy to read.
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Nemesis
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Dec 16 2016, 02:37 AM
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Nemesis had been watching this Autarch for hours as he trudged his way deeper and deeper into Nigrum, killing beasts as he went. As Nemesis thought, the larger ones gave him more touble. Lucky for him he found that pole axe. Unlikely to happen again and the beasts were just gonna get tougher.
The shadowy form of the pegasus appeared next to Myalo, stepping out from the darkness nearby. She perched herself near the edge and looked down, her eyes dilating.
"You dropped something." she jabbed, glancing over to the Autarch for nary a moment.
"Thats gonna attract a lot more beasts." she added calmly.
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Myalo
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Dec 16 2016, 03:23 PM
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"I tossed it to where I'd need it next. Obviously, a simple pegasus like yourself could never see the tactical brilliance inherent in a swordsman getting rid of a poleaxe, a weapon he has no interest in wielding due to his lack of proficiency in using such an inelegant weapon." The autarch began peeling back the wrapper on the bar and took a bite, making eye contact with Nemesis, taking extra time to chew, as if putting emphasis on something so simple would frustrate the pegasus.
When he finished with the bite, he drew the odd-looking sword from its sheath and revealed that it was completely made of wood, though the wood itself was oddly crystal-like upon further investigation. "One more step towards me and I'll lop your head off, drag the whole shebang through a world gate to Terra and purge your infinitely regenerating body, Nemesis. And where the fuck is that sword of yours I've heard so much about? Did you pawn it or something? Or did you break it reducing a friend of mine to a pile of gore with your murder strikes?" He set out a cup in the meantime, labeled 'Self-Heating Hot Cocoa, Premade' and peeled the sticker on the side to activate the runes to heat the contents.
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Nemesis
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Dec 16 2016, 03:36 PM
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Nemesis looked uninterested at Myalo, glancing at the sword for a moment. Crystal wood? She'd seen a similar material in Ponyville some years ago. She shook her head continuing to stare down the chasm.
"The beasts only get more durable from here on, if your sword couldn't pierce that last one you fell how will you fell the next ones?" she asked right back, ignoring his sarcasm. "I'm also willing to bet I'm a far better swordspony."
Nemesis was a little surprised that this Autarch was friends with the other. Quaint. She actually let herself giggle a bit at the Autarch's bluster.
"Oh so you're friends with Villianelle?" she asked looking to Myalo proper. "You may wish to know we're on neutral terms now." she stated quirking an eyebrow up. "I'm going to choose to ignore your threats for now. If only because we don't actually have a quarrel. What ARE you doing down here?"
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Myalo
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Dec 16 2016, 06:54 PM
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"Friend is a very strong word for an autarch who stoops to using blood magic. Former colleague and liability? Those fit better." He put the blade away, double checking to see if the hot cocoa was ready and finding that the green rune wasn't lit up. "Anyhow, I'm down here looking for closure on Cora. I kind of killed her mid-enacting her grand plan. Knowing you, Nemesis, you probably know who that is...Or you're going to write me off as crazy for mentioning a god or demon of lies exists." He took another bite of his bar, now about halfway through it.
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Nemesis
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Dec 16 2016, 07:00 PM
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Nemesis hummed in response as if thinking, looking back to the chasm. This autarch surely jumps to conclusions. He must have thought Nemesis was with this Cora? That seemed to be the ultimate conclusion this one was making.
"No, I know not of Cora. Curious though, did they tell you they were a god or demon of lies? If so, why do you believe them? They could be lying." she observed narrowing her eyes at the circular logic.
"Autarch, I've lived a far longer life than any of your kind. Nothing would surprise me anymore. I've not heard of this 'Cora.' But, I think I know someone who does." She said... Her greatsword seemingly appearing next to her left arm, where she stabbed it into the ground. As if expecting something.
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Dec 16 2016, 07:19 PM
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There would be a flash of light and then suddenly a strangely beautiful thestral would be standing beside Nemesis, her thin white headwrap covering the top of her head of crimson mane. She bends backwards slightly and puts a hoof on her back, giving a quick crack of her spine. "For such a large sword, it is quite cramped." She says, readjusting her back robe that covered her white shirt.
She traces the tattoos on her face almost ceremoniously and then looks at the Autarch. "Well met. Well... Met, anyway. Didn't your peers tell you it's rude to point swords at people?"
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Myalo
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Dec 17 2016, 02:25 AM
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"No, the problem is I didn't believe them and that's a completely different rabbit hole that I've almost fallen down on....nine different occasions. The lies spread out like fractals and trust me, that's not fun." And then that other thestral appeared from Nemesis' sword. He stared blankly for a full minute, not doing anything. Then he spoke. "Oh god they're breeding."
The autarch drew the wooden sword again. "I kind of sort of only had peers who were at my level, and if I really wanted them dead I could shoot a half a foot wide hole all the way through their body with nary a thought. They weren't magic god thestral...things. With tattoos." He looked like he had seen a ghost at this point, his eyes seeming to trace the pattern of her facial tattoos. "Pretty sure I murdered the last thestral who looked like this...thing...whatever the fuck you are." He waved the wooden sword in the general direction of this new thestral as if trying to make a point. "And her gimmick was turning into smoke. I guess yours is turning into a sword?" The rune on the hot cocoa cup turned green.
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Nemesis
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Dec 17 2016, 02:38 AM
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Nemesis tapped her hoof harshly against a plate of her armor, an attempt to get Myalo to focus back on reality. Kaclea was no ghost, and there was no use in spooking him.
"Allow me to introduce my patron, Kaclea. Thestral Goddess of the Hunt. Her 'gimmick' is hunting down the beasts that we're oh so familiar with. Pole ax or otherwise." She rubbed her chin in thought.
"Its curious really. Equestria has seemingly immortal Alicorns, and to an extent me. Tenebris has these... Gods and Demons with incredibly specific aspects. Does your plane have an equivalent?" She'd ask tilting her head some.
"Beyond that though, Kaclea, He mentioned he worked with Cora. That name mean anything to you?"
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Kacela
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Dec 18 2016, 01:45 AM
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Kacela eyed the wooden sword being waved in her direction and tapped the tip of it with her hoof to try and stop the annoyance, examining the craftsmanship as well. "The name means a lot to me." She says, affirming Nemesis' question. "She is indeed a demon of deception. Lies are only a part of her domain. She disappeared, vut it seems she found her way to this existence and stirred up trouble."
"But if what you say is true, and she is indead vanquished, then we should not need to worry about her influence. Though that does not explain the demon beasts we have been hunting, they are not her domain, that falls to others."
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Myalo
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Dec 18 2016, 02:10 AM
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The autarch blinked twice and brought himself back to the real world, shaking is head slightly as he sheathed his wooden blade upon seeing that Kacela, upon touching the blade, wasn't burned or anything of the like. "Well...uh...Mystletainn didn't burn you or anything so I guess you're okay...or it doesn't fully work off of Terra. Either way, my name is Myalo. Hi. Nice to meet you, incredibly attractive winge-I'm sorry, incredibly dangerous unknown variables."
Myalo's expression changed to one of an utmost serious nature, picking up his hot cocoa, pulling back the lid, and taking a sip of it...only to burn his tongue on it and make a grunt of pain. "I kinda sorta blew a massive hole in Cora and stabbed the obvious, semi-glowing weak point, which caused her to burn from the inside out. So yeah, she's pretty dead. I'm just here to see if her temple is still around and if it is I'm going to reduce it to rubble."
He then turned to Nemesis to answer the question about Lux. "To be honest we're just hilariously powerful across the board. I'm what they considered 'middle management' in the military and I can blow a hole through someone with nary a thought and I killed a god in single combat. However I'm also a native Terran and apparent potential Harmony wielder, so I don't know how much I count. My colleague, Lolk, is a native Leylander, and could casually level buildings, pull herself back together from being effectively liquefied, and shared the exact same rank as me. Make of that what you will."
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Dec 21 2016, 12:36 PM
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"Hilariously powerful." she repeated nodding her head. "I guess thats why the Autarchs crumple under phyiscal pressure? From what I understand the majority of your people are physically frail." she said shifting to sit on her haunches.
"Kaclea brings a good point though. The Beasts aren't Cora's. And why would she have a temple into beast territory? How often does whoever controls the beasts make deals?" she'd turn to Kaclea quirking an eyebrow. "And what could of been so great as to erect a competing temple in their territory."
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Dec 21 2016, 10:56 PM
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Kacela thinks, pressing a hoof to her chin while still keeping an eye on the Autarch. "The beasts usually follow Itehew or Alva. That you, Autarch say you have only seen Cora means that neither of them must be currently involved, as Cora is not known to play well with others. So it is either coincidence, or she had stolen them to use for some dark purpose." She makes this deduction confidently and motions her hoof surely, as if tapping a table.
"As for why her temple would be down here, which would explain the lingering presence I feel, she has always liked dark places. And I'm guessing she was able to keep the other beasts away with her magic while she hid here. But to say you killed her... How did you do it? Tell me from start to finish."
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Dec 22 2016, 02:22 AM
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Myalo shrugged so hard it was almost audible. "Why does Cora out and out accept the whole 'goddess of lies' moniker? She could have easily pulled it off by actually lying and claiming to be the 'misunderstood Goddess of Truth and Justice'. Instead, she's a literal walking rabbit hole of questions. I need to clear the waters here. Was Cora even female? Or was she lying about that too?"
Myalo finished his energy bar, washing it down with some hot cocoa. "Well...killing her...I was...sort of losing myself. I knew I had to stop Cora, but I couldn't figure out how to do it, and I hit a point where I realized that if I didn't stop her, she'd do the same on Lux, where my wife and child would be at risk. That's when Mystletainn sprang to life and Cora noticed that I was carrying around something that could kill her. We engaged in combat, she tried to mind control me, I laughed at her at the recommendation of some pony named Concord. This resulted in her having cracks all over her, and then I shot her with a rainbow laser from Mystletainn, following it up with a stab to that weird smoky core thing. And that's it. She went poof and stopped existing."
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Dec 29 2016, 03:20 PM
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Nemesis huffed, nodding her head in understanding. She knew the stories, saw first hand what 'Rainbow Lasers' did to wicked beings. To be sure she had no idea how it worked or why but shes was very aware of its power.
"We Terrans call it 'Harmony' Its sort of a huge part of our history as well." she commented shrugging. "You seem so sure shes dead. Why bother with this shrine? Why not leave it to be a testament to he failure?" she asked tilting her head. "Or are you so self centered that you need this place destroyed just for your own vanity?"
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